Course designed to help students gain an
understanding of the differences that prevail between societies with regard to
families. Issues addressed include definitions and concepts of the family;
different types of global family systems; the interaction of
family change and other social, cultural, economic and political change;
the relationships between families and other social institutions,
the role of gender and age in family relationships; and
sources and outcomes of stability, conflict, and dissolution within families.
This course provides a broad picture of family organization, examining how
social forces have influenced family organization throughout
history.

SOCI 2031 - Intro to Anthropology
......................3.00 Credits

A survey of the concepts, methods and
procedures used to study primitive and non-western cultures.
[Fall-Spring]

This course provides an opportunity for
students majoring in social work (SOCI 2271) to gain
practical experience in agency settings. It can be taken at any level
between sophomore and senior status. Students spend a minimum of 10
hours per week in an agency which must be germane to student interest and
approved by advisor.

This course provides an opportunity
for students to continue in the agency and take a
second practicum in an agency. Students are expected to
defray cost of transportation to and
from agencies and other professional
expenses incidental to this experience. Prerequisite: SOCI 2271. [Fall]

SOCI 2275 - Interviewing
Practicum.................... 3.00 Credits

This course provides training in interviewing
people who see help in solving problems. Videotapes are made as
students practice interviews and these are analyzed.
[Spring]

SOCI 2282 - Social Basis of Human
Behavior .....3.00 Credits This course covers
the ecological approach to human behavior. The
purpose of this course is to enable the student to identify the
stages and characteristics of normal human growth and development within
the context of the social environment.
Topics include psychosocial development family functioning and
group functioning. Observational and laboratory/field experiences required.

Prerequisite: PSYC
1101 [Fall-Spring]

SOCI 2290 - Intimacy and Marriage
....................3.00 Credits

A study of contemporary writings
on the dynamics of a two- person relationship, a
review of attitudes toward sexuality and current issues regarding love and
marriage. [Spring]

SOCI 2291 - The Sociology of Gender
Roles........3.00 Credits

An examination of traditional sex roles in
various organizations, institutions, alternatives to these roles, sexism,
and sexuality. [Spring]

SOCI 2601 - Urban Social Problems
....................3.00 Credits

An investigation of social dimensions
of change, conflict, and disorganization in society, along
with an analysis of institutional and deviant behavior patterns.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2011.
[Fall-Spring]

SOCI 3001 - Culture/Global
Citizenship..............3.00 Credits

This course is an introduction to the study
of culture and global citizenship. It will examine major theoretical
perspectives, concepts and issues in sociology and involve students in critical
analyses and evaluation of the intersections of global citizenship and
different cultures, i.e., education, stratification, religion, age, gender,
race/ethnicity, forma; organizations, colonialism, and human movements.
Students will also be introduced to comparative research on global citizenship
and culture.

A survey of norms and behaviors prevailing in
marital settings, factors creating tension in marriage
and causes for adjustment to divorce.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2011 [Spring]

SOCI 3311 - The
Family.........................................3.00 Credits The study of family as a basic social institution, with emphasis on
academic, structural, functional and historical approaches through which the
family may be analyzed.

An examination of the
Black Family in America, with special emphasis on
historical development of this family from slavery through
the Black Revolution of the '60s.

Prerequisites: SOCI 3310 or SOCI 3311
[Spring]

SOCI 3315 - Cultural Anthropology
.....................3.00 Credits The cultural
approach to an understanding of human group life through the study of literate
and non-literate societies.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2031
[Spring]

SOCI 3317 - The Culture of Africa
.......................3.00 Credits

A survey of indigenous
cultures and societies of Africa, with particular
emphasis upon such topics as kinship, politics, economics, religion or
sociocultural change.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2011 and SOCI
2031.[Fall]

SOCI 3318 - Comparative Ethnology
...................3.00 Credits

An intensive study of the culture of selected
areas of the world, such as Japan, Philippines, Caribbean and South
America. Particular attention will be given to such
topics as kinship religion, politics, law and
economics.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2031 and SOCI
2011.[Spring]

SOCI 3319 - Seminar in Afro-American
Anthr ...3.00 Credits

An intensive study of the various aspects of
the culture of Black Americans and the relevancy of their contribution to the
progress of man. Attention will be given to such topics as Afro-American
musical styles, Black American Speech behavior, Black religious cults and
sects, and the contemporary Black Revolution.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2031.
[Fall]

SOCI 3321 - Population Problems
........................3.00 Credits

An analysis of the growth, composition,
distribution and future trends of population with
particular reference to the United
States.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2601 and SOCI
2011[Spring]

SOCI 3322 - Social Institutions
.............................3.00 Credits The
development and change of basic social institutions: family, government,
economy, education and religion. Also, an analysis of the role
of social institutions in creating and
sustaining the sociologist.

A study of social confrontations and
alienation generating social movements, and the impact of movements
on the social order. Prerequisites:
SOCI 2601 and SOCI 2011. [Spring]

SOCI 3324 - Culture and Personality Dev
...........3.00 Credits

A study of cultural forces that influence the
development of personality. Topics will include socialization,
nature vs. nurture, social
differentiation, languageand geographical variation.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2011 and SOCI
2031. [Fall]

SOCI 3329 - Community Mental
Health..............3.00 Credits This course is
designed to emphasize the effect of social systems on
human adjustment and functioning. Social planning is considered as a
means for promoting positive mental health. Topics
include community resources, effective service delivery and utilization of
human services and program evaluation. Observation and
"laboratory" field experiences will be required.

Prerequisite: PSYC 1101 [Spring]

SOCI 3330 - Drug Physiology &
Classification ...3.00 Credits The course examines the
principles of drug action and physiology. Drug classification, tolerance,
dependence, and models of addiction will be topics that are
emphasized.

Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 or SOCI 2011
[Spring]

SOCI 3331 - Substance Abuse &
Treatment ........3.00 Credits This
course examines substanceabuseand
dependence, substance intervention techniques, and methods of treatment.
Other topics will include impact of substance abuse on the family and the
community and an analysis of rehabilitation methods.

Prerequisites: PSYC 1101
and SOC 2011 [Fall]

SOCI 3340 - Intergroup Relations
........................3.00 Credits

A study of sociocultural, psychological and
ecological factors that influence behavior patterns of racial, ethnic and
religious groups in America.

Prerequisites: SOCI 2601
and SOCI 2011[Spring]

SOCI 3341 -
Sociology of Education .....................3.00 Credits

A study of education as a social institution,
including school and community relations.

A survey of cross-cultural views on aging,
social implications of aging population, social adjustment to
the process of aging, and societal reactions to and
provisions for persons in later life.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2011 [Fall]

SOCI 3351 - Social Legislation &
the Aged .........3.00 Credits This course provides an
overview of legal issues that are most likely to arise for the elderly
and the laws concerning these issues.

Prerequisites: SOCI 3350 [Fall]

SOCI 3352 - Service Del Sys and the
Aged...........3.00 Credits

A survey of types, functions and problems of
agencies delivering services for the elderly.

Prerequisite: SOCI 3350.

SOCI 3353 - Counseling and the Aged
.................3.00 Credits

A survey of problems
in later life and an overview of
related counseling techniques.

Prerequisite: SOCI 3350 [Spring].

SOCI 3354 - Aging & The Social
Policy ...............3.00 Credits This course focuses
on societal responses to needs of the elderly with
emphasis on the evolution and
implementation of laws, initiatives, and elderly
services. Special attention will be given to topics that include Social
Security, Supplemental Security Income, The Older
Americans Act, Medicare, Age Discrimination
in Employment Act, Action, The Living Will, Major Health directives, Health
Care Reform, and other codes that impact on the welfare of elderly
persons.

A survey of causes and types of criminal
behavior, procedures for preventing crime, and concepts of
penology and rehabilitation.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2601 and SOCI 2011
[Fall].

SOCI 3371 - Juvenile Delinquency
.......................3.00 Credits The nature and
extent of juvenile delinquency, analysis of patterns and
sociological theories of causation, role of the
police and courts.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2011 and SOCI
2601. [Spring].

SOCI 3380 - The Black
Church.............................3.00 Credits This course examines the unique
history of Afro-American religious experiences. Special
emphasis is placed on the role of
slavery in structuring Black religious activities; the
impact of emancipation on schism within the Black Church and the
socio-cultural functioning of the Black Church.
[Spring]

A study of the ways in which society,
culture and personality influence religion and, conversely,
how religion and, conversely, how religion affects
these socio-cultural determinants of human
behavior.

Prerequisite: SOCI 2011.
[Fall].

SOCI 3386 - Poverty and Welfare
.........................3.00 Credits The course is
designed to acquaint the student with the nature, scope and effects of
poverty. Emphasis is placed on historical social problems and the
response of the welfare system to these problems. Observationsand
campus "laboratory" and off-campus field
experiences will be included.

An introduction to research procedures used
in the behavioral sciences including experimental
design, research methodology, and scientific writing.

Prerequisite: SOCI 4300
[Fall-Spring]

SOCI 4401 - The Psychology of Aging
..................3.00 Credits This course
examines the psychological aspects of aging
with emphasis on the sensory processes, learning,
psycho- motor performance, mental functioning, motivation,
and interactions in health-behavior relations during the latter
years of the life cycle. Prerequisite: SOCI
2011.

SOCI 4435 - Death and Dying
...............................3.00 Credits This
course will focus on death, society, and human experience and several issues
regarding treatment and non-treatment of the dying or those who wish to
die. [Spring]. Prerequisite: SOCI
2011.

SOCI 4451 - Social Theory
....................................3.00 Credits The
development of sociology as influenced by scholars in Europe and the United
States, with greater emphasis on the American
Writers.

SOCI 4455 - Honors Course in Sociology
............4.00 Credits May not be
enrolled in one of the following
Class(s): Senior. Supervised reading in a specialized area of sociology
under the direction of an instructor. Prerequisites: senior standing
with "B" average and approval of instructor. [Spring]

SOCI 4464 - Social
Psychology..............................3.00 Credits Scientific study of the experience and behavior
of individuals in relation to other individuals, groups and
cultures. Views individuals in foreground against a background of social
forces with emphasis on the relationship between social
interaction and the behavior of individuals.